Every summer, my Finnish Lapphund, Lumi, waited for me by the jetty after sauna, always with a pinecone between her paws.
After fourteen summers, the lakeside felt unbearably quiet without her. I placed a Personalised Pet Memorial Stone beside the path to the lake.
Now I leave a pinecone there whenever I visit. Lumi may be gone, but every silver evening on Lake Saimaa still feels like ours.